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Ministry of Home Affairs
Financial Assistance to Migrants
Central Government was fully conscious that during the period of an inevitable lockdown, people should not be deprived of essential supplies. The situation was closely monitored 247 through Control Rooms at national level. With a view to provide food, health care and shelter to homeless people including migrant workers, Central Government on 28.03.2020, allowed the State Governments to use State Disaster Response Fund  for this purpose.
Ministry of Home Affairs  also issued regular advisories to States/Union Territories  to take all necessary measures to provide shelters, food, water, health facilities and also proper counselling to migrant workers.
MHA on 19th April, 2020 allowed movement of migrant workers within the States/UTs so that these workers could be engaged in industrial, farming, construction, manufacturing and MNREGA works as additional new activities were permitted outside containment zones with effect from 20.04.2020. MHA vide orders dated 29th April and 1st May 2020, further allowed movement of migrants workers to their native places by buses and Shramik special trains respectively.
Data on the number of persons who died on road while trying to reach their home State during COVID-19 lockdown is not centrally maintained. However, all necessary steps were taken by Central Government to facilitate the movement of migrant workers.
The Central Government, on 26th March, 2020 announced a relief package under the “Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana”, totaling Rs.1.70 lakh crore for the poor to help them fight the battle against Corona Virus. Around 42 crore poor people have received financial assistance of Rs. 68, 820 crore under this scheme. Further the Central Government have launched the “Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan” on 20th June, 2020 to boost employment and livelihood opportunities for migrant workers returning to villages, in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to question in the Lok Sabha today.
PIB Headquarters
CMFRI to Host three day Food and Aqua-Agri Fest
The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute  is hosting a food and aqua-agri festival from tomorrow . Farmed live fish, Lakshadweep varieties, tilapia live kitchen and facility for on the spot easy bank loan will be some of the attractions of the festival. The three-day event will also offer a range of quality products produced by organic farmers, farmer producer companies.
The fest will have a special section for organic products from Lakshadweep, including sweets, value addition from tuna, virgin coconut oil, etc. In addition to the display of a wide array of organic products, the fest will have pure and high-quality spices, value added products, different types of oils, natural cosmetic products, curry powders and so on produced by farmer groups under the guidance of central research institutions. Organic vegetables, pokkali rice, pokkali rice powder, value addition from fish, seeds of turmeric and ginger and plants of pepper will also be available at the fest.
Exhibition of farming technologies and machineries will provide a ringside view of inputs as well as material for those interested in taking up farming activities. A special pavilion at the fest is designed for easy bank loan that will extend support those interested in taking up enterprises in agriculture and allied areas. Besides, a buyer seller meet will be arranged under the guidance of the NABARD. Panel discussions on relevant topics in agriculture, fisheries, animal husbandry and safety of food will also be held during the event. The time of the festival is from 10 am to 9 pm, and entry to the fest is free of cost.
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Ministry of Finance
NASIN Academy will be ready by 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman.
The institute will be shaped to match world standards.
Training of probationary IRS officers to begin from September 2023.
Centre will extend all support to Andhra Pradesh: Union Finance Minister.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics  will be completed by 2024 with world-class standards. The Union Minister said that Rs 729 crore would be spent in the first phase for the Academy, for which required funds have already been allocated.
Smt. Sitharaman participated today, in Bhoomi Pooja ceremony to mark the commencement of works for the National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics  at Palasamudram village in Gorantla Mandal of Anantapur district.
Speaking on the occasion the Union Finance Minister remined that the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had promised to set up NASIN Academy at the time of partition of the state of Andhra Pradesh.
She also reminded that in April 2015, the then Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had unveiled the plaque for the establishment of the NASIN Academy. In recent times, a compound wall had been erected around the land given by the farmers for the construction of the academy and compensation had been provided to the farmers under R&R package, she added.
She said, like the Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy in Mussoorie where the IAS officers are trained and the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Academy in Hyderabad to train the IPS officers, the NASIN Academy at Palasamudram will provide training to IRS trainee officers with world standards commencing from September 2023.
The Union Minister, on this occasion, extended special thanks to the farmers of the two villages who donated land for the academy. She said steps will be taken to ensure that the construction of the academy would be hassle-free without any dearth of funds and hoped that once the academy is completed there would be further development in Hindupuram and Palasamudram areas. Smt. Sitharaman said the central government would extend all possible assistance to Andhra Pradesh.
Earlier, the Union Minister along with state ministers planted saplings on the premises of the Academy. State Finance Minister Buggna Rajendranath handed over a special memento to Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the occasion.
State Finance Minister Buggna Rajendranath, State Roads and Buildings Minister M. Shankara Narayana, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sanghatan  Vice Chairman Vishnuvardhan Reddy, Government Whip Kapu Ramachandra Reddy, District Collector S. Nagalakshmi, APIIC Chairman M. Govindareddy, Hindupuram MP Gorantla Madhav, Zilla Parishad Chairman B. Girijamma, Dharmavaram MLA Kethireddy Venkatramireddy, AHUDA Chairman Mahalakshmi Srinivas, Joint Collector  Ketan Garg, Penukonda Sub-Collector Naveen and others were present on the occasion.
Department of Atomic Energy
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre , Mumbai develops Eye Cancer therapy in the form of the first indigenous Ruthenium 106 Plaque for treatment of Ocular Tumours.
Union Minister of State  Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr.Jitendra Singh has lauded the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre  Mumbai for developing Eye Cancer therapy in the form of the first indigenous Ruthenium 106 Plaque for treatment of Ocular Tumours. The handling of plaque is very convenient for the Surgeon and it has been acknowledged to be at par with the international standards.
Pertinent to mention that in October last year, Chairman cum Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy , Dr K N Vyas had held a detailed discussion with MoSIncharge Atomic Energy Dr Jitendra Singh regarding the feasibility of developing this regimen of Ophthalmic patches by the Department of Atomic Energy. Following this, on the intervention ofDr.Jitendra Singh, the Department of Atomic Energy entered into collaboration with Dr.Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences , New Delhi. Later, AIIMS, New Delhi agreed to use the Plaque developed by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre  for Eye Cancer treatment and it was in September 2020 that it was used for the first time for the treatment of a patient with Choroidal Hemangioma and the results proved to be satisfactory.
According to Dr.Atul Kumar, Professor and Head of Dr.Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS New Delhi, so far the BARC plaques made in India through the Department of Atomic Energy have been used for seven cases for Ocular Cancer, out of which two were Retinoblastoma, two were Choroidal Melanoma, two Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia  and one case of Choroidal Hemangioma. The Plaque handling is very much Surgeon-friendly and the preliminary results are very satisfactory, according to him.
Commenting on this breakthrough, Dr.Jitendra Singh said, in the last five years or so, the Department of Atomic Energy has sought to further diversify its activities and applications for the benefit of common citizens. He said, developing indegenous Plaque Brachytherapy for Eye Cancer patients is also one such latest initiative in the area of medical management. This treatment modality has provided a simpler and cost-effective option for the patients, he said.
Meanwhile, Dr.Jitendra Singh informed that the Boroah Cancer Hospital in Guwahati, Assam has been co-opted with the Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital, Mumbai which functions under the aegis of the Department of Atomic Energy. The North Eastern Region’s first ever DM and Mch Super Speciality courses in Oncology/Cancer have also been started in this institute, he said.
The Department of Atomic Energy is also contributing in other areas like, for example, the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre  is developing Bullet Proof Jackets for security personnel and in the Agricultural sector, radiation techniques to extend shelf life of vegetable and food products are being applied.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
214.77 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
21,63,811 doses administered in last 24 hours
India's Active caseload currently stands at 48,850
Active cases stand at 0.11%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.7%
6,322 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,39,13,294
5,554 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
88.90 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 3,76,855 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Secretary, Food & Public Distribution chairs meeting of Empowered Committee on schemes for PDS Reforms
Progress of FPS Automation and ONORC plan reviewed
Secretary, Food & Public Distribution today chaired the meeting of Empowered Committee of the Department on schemes for PDS Reforms with CEO , DG , Food Secretaries of 4 States as members and representatives of MeitY and FCI, to review and approve extension of Integrated Management of Public Distribution Scheme  under which the ‘One Nation One Ration Card’  plan is being implemented all over India. With a view to ensuring that work done under the IMPDS is continued and further strengthened, it is being considered for extension beyond March 2021.
The Empowered Committee also reviewed the progress of FPS Automation, ONORC plan, Aadhaar generation/seeding and development of mobile application aimed to help migrant NFSA beneficiaries to register themselves and take the full benefit of ONORC. The Department is also planning to implement national help line number in various States/UT to help the migrant NFSA beneficiaries availing portability under ONORC.
During the proposed extended period of IMPDS, funding requirements of States/UTs would also be met.
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates Tamil Nadu for PM MITRA mega textiles park at Virudhunagar
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has said that PM MITRA mega textiles park will boost the local economy of aspirational district of Virudhunagar.
The Prime Minister was replying to a tweet by the Union Minister, Shri Piyush Goyal announcing the launch of the mega textile park.
The Prime Minister tweeted :
"Today is a very special day for my sisters and brothers of Tamil Nadu! The aspirational district of Virudhunagar will be home to a PM MITRA mega textiles park. This will boost the local economy and will prove to be beneficial for the youngsters of the state.
#PragatiKaPMMitra"
Vice President's Secretariat
Organ donation should be a national movement: Vice President
Shri M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates in Chennai the celebrations for “1,000 liver transplants in Tamil Nadu”
The Vice President of India, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu has called upon the people of the country to turn Organ Donation into a National Level Mass Movement. He also asked people leaving the country for better opportunities to come back and serve the motherland – Learn, Earn & Return, he said.
Tamil Nadu Governor Shri Banwarilal Purohit, State Health Minister Dr. C. Vijaya Baskar and Health Secretary Dr. J. Radhakrishnan were also present at the event to celebrate successful completion of One thousand liver transplantations in Tamil Nadu, in Chennai today.
The Vice President said that Organ Donation is a noble way of living beyond death. We must encourage people on the importance of Organ Donation and make them participate in such righteous cause. It is the best way to live after death, he said.
Voicing concerns over the rise of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease , particularly among youngsters, the Vice President said that the present-day lifestyles are hugely contributing to this menace. Avoiding consumption of junk food and alcohol, eating a balanced diet, ending sedentary lifestyles and doing regular exercises or Yoga-Asanas are essential for people, particularly the youth, to remain healthy and not fall prey to various diseases, he said.
The Vice President said that complex procedures like liver transplantation must be in the reach of common man. One of the ways to make it more affordable is to create the necessary expertise and facilities in government hospitals like what Tamil Nadu is doing, he said.
He further said that health insurance schemes must cover wider segments of population and procedures like liver and heart transplants must be included so that nobody is denied access to badly needed medical treatment for want of affordability. Partnerships need to be forged between Public and Private Healthcare Institutions to ensure quality and affordable treatment to the common man with the Government providing subsidy if needed, he added.
Ministry of Science & Technology
NSTEDB has been supporting various programs to foster the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem: Dr. Harsh Vardhan
51 Start-ups supported by NSTEDB under a new initiative CAWACH to fight COVID-19 pandemic: Science &Technology Minister
National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board
The National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board , is functioning under the aegis of Department of Science & Technology. The functions of the NSTEDB are mentioned below:
1. To act as a policy advisory body to the Government in matters relating to S&T Entrepreneurship Development.
2. To guide the Department in implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Schemes/programmes related to S&T Entrepreneurship.
3. To guide in generating new programmes/schemes.
NSTEDB has been supporting various programs to foster the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. NSTEDB, under its umbrella program-NIDHI , has supported Technology Business Incubators  in academic institutions. These TBI provide hand holding support to start-ups for taking innovative products to market. Working along the various verticals of NIDHI program, the Board is enabling productization of ideas by young entrepreneurs in various domains like agritech, edutech, fintech, medtech, artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, sanitation etc. Some of the innovative products recently developed by Start-ups promoted by NSTEDB programs are: Ergonomic toilet with an elevated footrest, non-invasive screening and detection of oral cancer, Water-saving RO filters, In-space propulsion systems & orbital launch vehicles, IoT enabled automated smart cradle, etc.
In addition, as a rapid response to the Covid-19 pandemic, NSTEDB launched a new initiative CAWACH  in March 2020. Total 51 startups with Covid-19, market-ready solutions have been supported under 5 thematic areas i.e. Diagnostics, Informatics, Sterilizers & Disinfectants, PPE, Ventilator & respiratory care devices. Out of these 51 startups, more than 70% have already commercialized their products, for example: high flow oxygen therapy  device, COVID-19 Detection KITV 2.0, 3-ply surgical mask manufacturing machine, Genomics based tool for contact tracing, etc. According to the latest study conducted through Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur on NSTEDB programs, the total turnover of both the graduated and incubated start-ups at NSTEDB supported TBIs during 2014-2019 is in excess of ₹27000 Crore.
This information was given by the Minister of Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Railways
Railways need to focus on growth of parcel business which is important for small traders and businessmen - Shri Piyush Goyal Minister for Railways and Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
With innovation, Railways is planning to grow rapidly in parcel business
Immediate steps need to be taken to increase the production of LHB Parcel Vans, and to introduce e-Payment and Digital Payment facilities
Special attention needs to be given to facilitate movement of traffic from North-eastern region and hill states, and also to attract export traffic going towards ports
(Hon’ble Minister for Railways Shri Piyush Goyal conducted a review of Railways’ Parcel business which was attended by the Members of Board, and other officials of Railway Board and CRIS.
During the last few months, Indian Railways has brought in several initiatives to attract more business towards its Parcel services. Some of them include:
a) running of Kisan Rail trains to facilitate movement of farm and agri-produce;
b) grant of discounts on sectors where Parcel Vans and Parcel trains are returning empty; .
c) grant of discount on loading of 24 Parcel Vans in a single train;
d) opening of all goods-sheds,
e) Private Freight Terminals and Private Sidings for Parcel traffic;
and
f) starting Parcel train for export traffic to Bangladesh.
In addition to these initiatives, Indian Railways is also planning to develop dedicated Parcel Terminals to make handling of Parcel consignments easier for the parties, and Sangola , Kacheguda , Coimbatore , and Kankariya  have already been identified for development as a pilot project.
Hon’ble Minister appreciated the efforts done by the Railways especially regarding running of Kisan Rail trains, and stated that growth of Parcel business is very important as these services are used by small traders and businessmen – and making Parcel services more customer friendly will give direct benefit to this segment. He emphasised that Railways shall aim for steep growth in Parcel business, and more efforts and innovative ideas are required to bring the desired growth.
Hon’ble Minister directed that immediate steps shall be taken to increase the production of LHB Parcel Vans, and to introduce e-Payment and Digital Payment facilities. He also directed that adequate steps must to taken to facilitate movement of traffic from North-eastern region and hill states, and also to attract export traffic going towards ports. Hon’ble Minister stated that Parcel Special trains must be run punctually, so that customers gain confidence for using these services.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
The northern Limit of southwest monsoon  continues to pass through, Barmer, Bhilwara, Dholpur, Aligarh, Meerut, Ambala and Amritsar
According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department :

ALL INDIA WEATHER SUMMARY AND FORECAST BULLETIN
- The northern Limit of southwest monsoon  continues to pass through Lat. 26°N / Long. 70°E, Barmer, Bhilwara, Dholpur, Aligarh, Meerut, Ambala and Amritsar.
- Present meteorological conditions as well as model forecasts indicate that large scale features as well as prevailing wind patterns over the region are not likely to be favourable during the forecast period for further advance of southwest monsoon into remaining parts of Rajasthan, west Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi and Punjab.
- A cyclonic circulation lies over Jharkhand & neighbourhood extending upto mid-tropospheric levels. it is very likely to meander over the same area during next 3 days. Under its influence, fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls and thunderstorm & lightning very likely over most parts of East & adjoining Central India  during next 3 days and reduction in rainfall intensity and distribution thereafter. Isolated very heavy rainfall also very likely over Chhattisgarh and East Madhya Pradesh during next 24 hours.
- Under the influence of strengthening of moist southwesterly winds; fairly widespread to widespread rainfall very likely over Northeast India during next 5 days. Isolated heavy rainfall very likely over Assam & Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh during next 3 days and very heavy rainfall over Assam & Meghalaya during subsequent 3 days.
- Under the influence of strengthening of lower level winds: rainfall activity is likely to increase over Kerala, Karnataka and Tamilnadu where fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls is very likely during 27th-29th June, 2021.
Moderate to severe thunderstorms accompanied by frequent cloud to ground lightning very likely over Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh during next 24 hours. This may cause injuries leading to casualties to people and animals staying outdoors.

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PIB Headquarters
MVVS Murthy takes charge as Director General  of Press Information Bureau
Shri. MVVS Murthy, who belongs to the Indian Information Service of 1984 batch, has taken charge as Director General , Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India with effect from today. He is replacing Shri K. Muthu kumar who has been transferred to Mumbai.
Prior coming to Chennai, Shri. Murthy has worked in different media like AIR, DAVP, DFP and PIB at New Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore.
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Cabinet
Cabinet approves transfer of landed assets owned by Hindustan Vegetable Oils Corporation Ltd. to Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for transfer of all land assets owned by Hindustan Vegetable Oils Corporation Ltd  to Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs  or its authorized agency for appropriate utilization/ disposal.
In lieu of the transfer of the land assets of HVOC, complete liabilities of HVOC towards loans taken from the Government including interest would be written off. The Government shall also take care of all contingent liabilities of HVOC that may arise in future due to pending cases in various courts/tribunals/authorities.
The land located in seven cities are lying unutilized for many years. The transfer of the properties to MoHUA would enable use of the land for public purpose. This will facilitate early winding up of HVOC, which is a sick PSU under liquidation.